diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
index a4ef94d16c..9ae1cb273e 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/postTools.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 		share.addShareHandlers(topicName);
 
 		addVoteHandler();
+
+		PostTools.updatePostCount(ajaxify.data.postcount);
 	};
 
 	PostTools.toggle = function(pid, isDeleted) {
@@ -28,15 +30,11 @@ define('forum/topic/postTools', ['share', 'navigator', 'components', 'translator
 		postEl.find('[component="post/purge"]').toggleClass('hidden', !isDeleted);
 	};
 
-	PostTools.updatePostCount = function() {
-		socket.emit('topics.postcount', ajaxify.data.tid, function(err, postCount) {
-			if (!err) {
-				var postCountEl = components.get('topic/post-count');
-				postCountEl.html(postCount).attr('title', postCount);
-				utils.makeNumbersHumanReadable(postCountEl);
-				navigator.setCount(postCount);
-			}
-		});
+	PostTools.updatePostCount = function(postCount) {
+		var postCountEl = components.get('topic/post-count');
+		postCountEl.html(postCount).attr('title', postCount);
+		utils.makeNumbersHumanReadable(postCountEl);
+		navigator.setCount(postCount);
 	};
 
 	function addVoteHandler() {
diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/posts.js b/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
index c9f25760b5..784a11c4a4 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ define('forum/topic/posts', [
 		});
 
 		updatePostCounts(data.posts);
+		ajaxify.data.postcount ++;
+		postTools.updatePostCount(ajaxify.data.postcount);
 
 		if (config.usePagination) {
 			onNewPostPagination(data);
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ define('forum/topic/posts', [
 				$this.wrap('<a href="' + $this.attr('src') + '" target="_blank">');
 			}
 		});
-		postTools.updatePostCount();
+
 		addBlockquoteEllipses(posts.find('[component="post/content"] > blockquote > blockquote'));
 		hidePostToolsForDeletedPosts(posts);
 		Posts.showBottomPostBar();